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V8mate
Original Poster
35,312 posts
59 months
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Were they the greatest ever decade?
What did you enjoy most about them? What do you miss? What are you glad we moved on from?
Entirely broad scope: music, politics/economy, fashion, food, 'technology', cars,...anything really.
Would love to hear some of your typically 80s anecdotes too.
(Apologies if you were born after 1975 - the 80s probably weren't up to much for you)
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snowy slopes
27,641 posts
57 months
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Group B and the turbo era in F1, that is all
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V8mate
Original Poster
35,312 posts
59 months
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snowy slopes said: Group B and the turbo era in F1, that is all What about that ra-ra skirt you refused to take off for 4 months?
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otolith
19,780 posts
74 months
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GroundEffect
7,289 posts
26 months
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I was born in the late 80s 
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Agoogy
6,558 posts
118 months
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Miami Vice...Airwolf
Those International Car Guide things, that were halfmagazine, half book.
INXS
showing Argentina (world?) that the UK forces that 'we' are still relevant.
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Rawwr
12,841 posts
104 months
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Knight Rider all over your candy ass.
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Johnboy Mac
2,666 posts
48 months
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Being able to drink all day, pull women & when sober drive like a racing god! Oh, yeah I knew a whole lot less then, so there was less to worry about!!
Edit: should have mentioned all the great road cars that were produced in that era too.
300/500E
2.3/2.5-16
500/560SE/SEC
959
928
944
288GTO
F40
NSX
M635CSi
M3
M5
the list goes on........
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snowy slopes
27,641 posts
57 months
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V8mate said: snowy slopes said: Group B and the turbo era in F1, that is all What about that ra-ra skirt you refused to take off for 4 months? Lies, it was a grass skirt 
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freecar
4,194 posts
57 months
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Born '79.
For some reason I was very aware of media and such from a very young age, had my first tape collection at five and would seek out new songs from my neighbour regularly!
The 80s was the best, Aha, Duran Duran, the early sony walkmans, (I had a red one with the A-Team on tape!) Dallas and Dynasty, Pre-molesty Michael Jackson! The time was good!
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schmalex
8,750 posts
76 months
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Hardcastle & McCormick
Airwolf
Blue Thunder
A Team
Dukes of Hazard
Manimal
Chips
Knight Rider
The Fall Guy
Miami Vice
The '80's had some awesome TV!!!!
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M@verick
976 posts
81 months
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My guilty pleasure has always been kitsch films. I miss an era (probably related to my age at the time) when everything made sense, everything experience was new/cool/exciting, and life seemed easier. The films remind me of that - The Breakfast Club The Sure Thing St Elmos Fire Ferris Beullers Day Off The Secret of My Success Doc Hollywood. etc etc. I "miss" those films the most, although technically since I have a definitive collection of them, I dont actually have to miss them. They make me wistful though. I stand ready to be called a gayer for this.  R.
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TonyRPH
4,855 posts
38 months
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Awful fashion. Every 80's pop video I see leaves me thinking, O-M-G. But on the plus side 'real' petrol (no unleaded crap) so when the engine was tuned nicely, the exhaust went a nice biscuit colour.  Airwolf McGyver The 'A' Team Miami Vice
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Justayellowbadge
29,850 posts
112 months
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Sf_Manta
859 posts
61 months
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Born in 82 here so do remember some of the decade. > Group B rally, and the last of the F1 turbo days. > E30 BMW's including the M3 - i so want to have one as a second car  Movies side of things, you had classics like Preditor, Aliens, Terminator, Back to the Future 
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98elise
3,366 posts
31 months
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The huge variety of culture/fashion/music genre's all becoming big in a short space of time (some new, some recycled). In a period of a few years I went from Punk/Ska > Mod > New Romantic > Jazz Funk. I still have every record I ever bought
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Sixpackpert
2,818 posts
84 months
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M@verick
976 posts
81 months
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Justayellowbadge said: I second that motion. R. ETA: 
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Tyre Tread
6,355 posts
86 months
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The things I miss? More than I could list but mainly my youth, my hair and the brilliant (relatively) care free times before the nanny state took over.
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gtdc
4,242 posts
153 months
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98elise said: The huge variety of culture/fashion/music genre's all becoming big in a short space of time (some new, some recycled). In a period of a few years I went from Punk/Ska > Mod > New Romantic > Jazz Funk. I still have every record I ever bought I think we need pictures. Especially the New Romantic bit.
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